Regional Workshop and Integrated Training for Spanish Speaking NDCs

Objectives:

Participants Profile

The workshop aims to ensure broad regional representation from Spanish speaking National Data Centres (NDCs) in the Latin American region.

Applicants should be involved in the use of IMS data and IDC products, in particular NDC researchers and analysts, as well as other professionals working with waveform and radionuclide technologies or related fields.

• Spanish speaking NDC technical staff / authorized users (preferably Principal User or Regular User);
• Individuals with experience in SHI waveform and radionuclide data analysis and/or similar experience relevant to nuclear test-ban verification;
• Kindly refer to the document attached to the event announcement, which is also available at https://www.ctbto.org/news-and-events/capacity-building-and-training, containing a simulation exercise and provides further details on the participant profile and background.
• Countries are encouraged to nominate both a SHI and RN officer.

Application Procedures

Applicants are requested to register online at the Commission’s CTNW platform: https://ctnw.ctbto.org,  prior to the 15 October 2025 deadline.

States Signatories wishing to nominate experts are requested to inform the Provisional Technical Secretariat (see Point of Contact) through their respective Permanent Mission by the deadline.

Financial support may be available for a limited number of participants. Such assistance must be requested at the time of registration (by selecting the relevant box during online registration).

Submitted applications will be reviewed and subsequently the successful applicants will be notified.

Financial Information

Applicable to PTS-funded participants only:

In accordance with the Staff regulations and rules and Administrative Directives, the PTS will provide the following:

• The PTS travel agent will reserve, issue and forward the flight ticket to the participants for the most direct and economic route;
• Funded participants are not allowed to purchase their own tickets unless, under exceptional circumstances, when authorized to do so and only if this proves to be the most cost efficient for the PTS;
• The PTS will book a hotel and cover the costs of accommodation;
• Upon arrival a Daily Subsistence Allowance (DSA) sufficient to cover the related expenses during the workshop; and
• Health insurance for the duration of the workshop.

Requirement: Scanned passport copies.

Other Pertinent Information

Agenda

Agenda will be shared in due course.

Visas

Participants should apply for visas, if needed, at the corresponding consular office upon receipt of an acceptance Note Verbale from the Secretariat, in order to ensure timely processing. 

Health/Accident Insurance

It is strongly recommended that prior to departure all participants should acquire health and accident insurance for the duration of the workshop. All PTS-funded participants shall be covered under the Global Medical Insurance scheme under third party liability insurance.